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| the main purpose of latitude is to |
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| determine there exact location |
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| geography is the study of |
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| people,their enviroments, and their resources |
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| the equater is a imaginary line that divides the earth into two halfs called |
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| all maps have some distortions because |
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| maps are flat and the earth is not |
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| on a map, releif shows differences in |
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| the longest and most important rivver system in the u.s is made up of the |
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| mississippi and missouri rivers |
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| _____led an expiditionthat saild around the world |
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| an example of the theme of movement is the |
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| shipping of trade goods to Asia |
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| english,french,and Dutch explorers searched for a |
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| which of the following were problems faced by the early settlers at Jamestown |
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The refusal to work
disease
Impure drinking water |
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| who founded the colony of connecticut |
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| who founded the colony of Rhode island |
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| the first english colonists in North America landed at |
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who founded the colony of
Georgia |
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| Quakers were protestant reformers who beleived that |
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| Mean and women were equalin Gods sight |
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| a major reason that pennsylvania enjoyed many years of peace with its indian neighbors was that |
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| settlers in pennsylvania paid for indian land |
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| under the theory of mercantillism,a country should |
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| export more than it imports |
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| The purpose of the navigation acts passed in the 1960's was |
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| To strengthen England and make it richer |
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| which of the folowing statements about voting in the colonies is true? |
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| all voters had to own property |
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| english colonists showed their concern for education by |
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| passing a law in massachusetts to set up the firs public school |
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| The American______of british goods hurt trade |
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| A_____was ready to fight on short notice |
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| one result of the french and Indian war was that |
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| english settlers often angered native americans by |
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| clearing forests for farms |
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| Chief Pontiac gave up his war against the British when |
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| The french signed the treaty of paris |
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| The Proclamation of 1763 angered British colonists because it |
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| stopped them from moving west |
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| Britian won allies among native americans by |
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| charging less for trade goods |
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| colonists objected to the stamp act because they |
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| did not have their own representativesin parlament |
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| the sons and daughters of liberty were organized to |
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| who is the autherof the declaration of independence |
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| The chief goal of the tea act was to |
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| raise money for the british east india company |
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| According to the declaration of indapendence everyone has the right to |
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| life,liberty,and the pesuit of happiness |
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| Author of common sense supported american independence because |
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| America was too far from britain to be easily governed,ther was no advantages to being connected to britain,and kings and queens had no rights. |
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| the turning point in the war for the americans was at |
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| americans wanted an alliance with france because |
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| americans needed weapons and naval support |
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| on which side did native americans fight during the revolution |
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| some fought with the british and some fought with the patriots |
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| Many african americans supported the revolution because they |
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| beleived that it would bring a end to slavery |
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| Washington allowed African Americans to serve in the continental Army because |
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| The british were successfull recruting slaves |
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| in the treaty of Paris of 1783 americans agreed to |
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ask state legislators to pay loyalists for property
that they lost |
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| the american commander known as the swamp Fox was |
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| One reason that americans wanted a written constitution was to |
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| limit the power of goverment |
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| what problems did the nation face under the articles of confederation |
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*the new government could not settle disputes between states
*foreign countries did not respect the nation
*the new government could not raise enouph money |
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| delegates to the constitutional convention decided to keep their talks secret because they |
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| wanted to be able to explore every issue without pressure |
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